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‘Unprecedented’ challenge to save Chilean miners (AP)

In this photo released by Chile's government, men work on a new drill to be used in the rescue operation of 33 trapped miners at the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010.  Thirty-three men stuck far underground are now the longest-trapped miners in recent history as a huge drill begins digging a planned escape route. The miners have been trapped since Aug. 5. (AP Photo/Chilean Government)AP - The effort to save 33 men trapped deep in a Chilean mine is an unprecedented challenge, mining safety experts said Tuesday. It means months of drilling, then a harrowing three-hour trip in a cage up a narrow hole carved through solid rock.


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